#494DAE#494DAE

#494DAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.152 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DAE
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 174)
HSL	hsl(238, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(238, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 55.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.44, 27.51, -52.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.44, 59.32, 297.63°)
OKLab	oklab(47.16% 0.0187 -0.1506)
OKLCH	oklch(47.16% 0.152 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.0391, 9.7793, 41.2367)
Luminance	0.0978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DAE #AEAA49

analogous

#497FAE #494DAE #7749AE

triadic

#494DAE #AE494D #4DAE49

tetradic

#494DAE #AE497F #AEAA49 #49AE77

square

#494DAE #AE497F #AEAA49 #49AE77

split-complementary

#494DAE #AE7749 #7FAE49

monochromatic

#252758 #373A83 #494DAE #7174C3 #9C9ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#494DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#494DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DAE

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DAE	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#055CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#086476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.152 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857ec7',
    500: '#494dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dae;
$custom-light: #857ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.624,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47163,
    "c": 0.15181,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DAE

secondary

#C2C091

accent

#CC57D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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